Mixed fortunes as Clemens dumped out an out of sorts Dimitri van den Bergh easing past the Belgian in a 6-1 win with 55% on the doubles and a high checkout of 150.
The only leg won by Van den Bergh was the first as he sealed a hold of throw but from there, Clemens broke at 2-1 and 4-1 before holding with the aforementioned 150 checkout.
It was missed darts that saw him seal it as Van den Bergh missed 12 darts in all including a handful in the final leg which saw 'The German Giant' over the line.
While Cullen saw off Ritchie Edhouse in a 6-4 win sealing it with five 180's to see himself over the line. He will again face Damon Heta tomorrow.
It was a display which saw a 92 average as well as the scoring power with both locked in at 33.3% on the doubles. He survived a late onslaught in doing so with Edhouse coming back from 4-2 down but in the end 'The Rockstar' survived.
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CULLEN EDGES OUT EDHOUSE! 🤝
Joe Cullen completes our last 16 line-up at the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, surviving a late onslaught from Ritchie Edhouse to move through to a tie against Damon Heta!
What a day of darts! 😍
#ET13 | R2